How true that December 25 isn't the exact birthdate of Christ?

Question

There was an episode in national geograhic channel, few years back, that the true birthdate of Christ is April 17 6BC. Based on their calculations, there's a discrepancy on the calendar being used during that time. If do so, is there a need to change for the Christian world the date/season for Christmas celebration?

Answer 1

After all is said and done, a day is just one rotation of the earth. There is nothing intrinsically Holy about the movement of a planet. It is up to the individual how they want to spend their time and on what day.

Yes it is true that Jesus was not borne in December. The day which is celebrated is actually taken from a pagan religion which worshiped the sun. It has nothing to do with Christianity and in fact Christians are told nowhere to celebrate this day. in fact, we should put this much energy and more on Resurrection Sunday, a vital day for Christians.

Wonder why we don't?
Gypsy Priest

Answer 2

No one knows the exact date of Jesus' birthday, it wasn't recorded down because the Israelites didn't celebrate birthdays. Jesus didn't celebrate his own birthday, nor did any of the apostles celebrate either Jesus' birthday or their own.

But it is definitely sure that it wasn't in December. Winters in Israel get to be extremely cold, and there is no way that any shepherds would have their sheep out at that time for them to see the Star of Bethlehem.

Based on info from the Bible, Jesus birthday was most likely early fall (though it could be late spring).

December 25 came around because of the Romans. The Roman Empire had the rule that whatever the religion of the emperor, that is what all the citizens of the empire were as well. In the 4th Century a.d., Emperor Diocletian switched over to Christianity. That made all the Romans Christian (this is the emergence of the Roman Catholic Church). But the Romans did not want to give up their holidays and festivals.

So what they did was a compromise. They kept their celebration of the rebirth of the Sun God, Saturn. They had noticed that this was the time that the days would get longer again after having shortened during the fall. So they considered this the time when the sun was reborn. But they kept the celebration of Saturn's rebirth and renamed it as Jesus' birthday.

Answer 3

Actually the date is fixed from the death date. To early Christians birth meant nothing, it was death that mattered. Because of the passover the date of March 25 was assigned to Jesus death. In all religions the perfect life ends the day it was concieved making March 25 conception date. When they set a birth date nine months later was Dec. 25. This is also how the birthday of John the Baptist is fixed as June 25 (6 months before Christ).

The people that assert that it is to get Saturnalia or the Solstice are not correct since Saturnalia is December 17 and the Solstice December 21. Neither were ever on the 25th, nor is it Mithra either.

There is one particular (roman) pagan god whom you could make the case as Christianity borrowing or covering-up but I have not ever seen anyone actually name that one.

Answer 4

There are a lot of factors that suggest Christ's birthday was not during December. For instance, the census was held during a different part of the year, and other things.....the calendar is another issue, whole months were added later on, ther only used to be ten.

Christmas is a cover up of the pagan holiday of Saturnalia. It literally means Christ Mass, when the christians would go to mass instead of celebrating in the festivities. This gave the Christians a feling of solidarity in having their "own" holiday, and the pagans happy because they could still enjoy the holiday they loved and celebrated for years....

Answer 5

Birthdate Of Christ

Answer 6

I have heard an estimate of sometime in early September 4 BC. They determined this because they believed that the star that the Magi followed was actually a rare planetary alignment that would have caused the exact phenomenon described in Luke. This 'star' would have been lined up as to appear directly over Bethlehem in the first week of September, 4 BC.

There is speculation that the Magi didn't come until Jesus was a toddler, also, but the shepherds supposedly saw the same star and came right away, so I don't see it as likely.

Answer 7

I read a book a long time ago called "The land and the People" (can't remember the authors name), and it was all about such matters. In it was stated that Christ was born in the month of what we call November. December 25th is the traditional birth of Nimrod. Everything else after that is all pagan in origin, from the green tree right down to the twelve days (pieces) of Christ"mass".

Answer 8

According to the recounting in the christian book, the person they worship was born on succot.

They say that he read a particular passage on his becoming a rabbi. This occurred then when you were 30 years old. This passage was read for Sukkot which occurs during the fall.

Because of the nature of the Hebrew calendar, it would fall on a different date in the Gregorian calendar each year.

Answer 9

I heard recently a pastor say that it is more likely that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit around the date of December 25th, rather than that being the date of his birth.

The date on which he was born really matters not. The important facts are that he was born. He lived a sinless life. He was bruised for our iniquities. He died for our sin. He currently lives in heaven. He will return to remove true believers from the wrath to come. He will then return to earth to set up His kingdom, where He will rule forever and ever. ><>♥<><

Answer 10

I believe that Jesus was born during the Fall Feasts around the end of September, which would mean that Jesus was conceived around December 25. I believe that life begins at conception, which means that I find no fault at celebrating Christ's Birth on December 25. Go to www.creationevidence.org to see what year and why they believe Jesus was born. I agree with them.